Rakata

British  

/ rəˈkɑːtə /

noun

1. another name for Krakatoa

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Example Sentences

Later volcanic work built up a number of small cones within the crater, and still later a new cone, called Rakata, rose on the edge of the old one to a height of 2,623 feet.

From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Morris, Charles

"The officer reported that there is no sign of eruption at Rakata, so that my house is yet safe, for no showers of pumice, however deep, can injure the cave."

From Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

If he is visiting the hermit of Rakata, as you tell me, he’ll be safe enough.

From Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

"My son's friend, the hermit of Rakata," said the captain to his second mate, "will find his cave too hot to hold him, I think, when he returns."

From Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

“But what if Rakata itself should become active?”

From Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)